Smoked salmon vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and crab different?

Smoked salmon is richer in vitamin D*, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, while crab is higher in copper, zinc, selenium, folate, phosphorus, and calcium.
Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin D* 86% more than crab.
Smoked salmon contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than crab. Smoked salmon contains 0.278mg of vitamin B6, while crab contains 0.156mg.
Smoked salmon is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Smoked salmon

Crab

Contains more IronIron

+70%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+727.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48%
Contains more CopperCopper	+253.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1129%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+335.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Smoked salmon

Crab

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2450%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.023mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.093mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*	685 IU	0 IU	86%
Vitamin D	17.1µg	0µg	86%
Copper	0.23mg	0.814mg	65%
Zinc	0.31mg	3.81mg	32%
Cholesterol	23mg	97mg	25%
Selenium	32.4µg	42.9µg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	2.747mg	12%
Folate	2µg	51µg	12%
Phosphorus	164mg	234mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.156mg	9%
Calcium	11mg	91mg	8%
Fats	4.32g	0.74g	6%
Sodium	672mg	563mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	0.129g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	0.258g	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Magnesium	18mg	36mg	4%
Iron	0.85mg	0.5mg	4%
Vitamin A	26µg	1µg	3%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	1.84mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.997mg	3%
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	3.33µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.929g	0.201g	3%
Calories	117kcal	83kcal	2%
Potassium	175mg	259mg	2%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.074mg	2%
Protein	18.28g	17.88g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.093mg	1%
Choline	89mg	80.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	1.9	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.183g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.267g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.073g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A